If all goes well, the spacecraft will soon be headed even closer to the sun
sits about 93 million miles from that shining yellow orb. So, Parker's going to get really, really close.To delve into some technical details, Parker's recent maneuvering consisted of the craft firing its small thrusters for 4.5 seconds in order to adjust its trajectory by 77 miles and increase its speed by 1.
4 seconds while heading to Venus. These shifts are actually quite minute considering the probe has been traveling at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour while flying through theDuring September's upcoming solar approach, for instance, the team says Parker will be moving at 394,742 mph — a new speed record for the probe and for spacecraft in general. And at its
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